The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-10-13
THE KERMIs.
a Remarkably Brilliant Spectacle at
City Hall.
novel and Beautiful Dances and
Tableaux

The managers of the Kermis gave the citi-
zens OF Portland, who were so fortunate as
to be present at City Hall last evening, a
genuine surprise, and an hour of complete
enjoyment, apart from the general attrac-
tions of the festival, in the dances and liy-
ing pictures, which certainly had necessitat-
ed many weeks of careful, pains-taking at
tentiOn. When the hour arrived for the he
ginning OF the entertainment the galleries
and all spare space on the floor was packed
with interested spectators who grasped every
point of vantage, while looking through the
windows of the booths and peeping over the
gables, were beautiful faces made all the
more piquant by their picturesque hood
dresses. The centre of the floor OF the hall
was reserved for the dancers, and the stage
for the performers when not dancing, and
for those who participated in the living
pictures.
At 8 o'clock Gilbert's select orchestra
struck up march and the performers
entered They numbered sixty-four
couples. in Dutch, Hungarian, Gypsey, lawn
tennis, Spanish and other costumes, and af-
ter going through several figures to the adj
miration aud applause of the audience. re-
tired and took their places en- the stage.
where the grouping of colors and the flash
ing Of jewels and bright ornaments, made a
highly effective picture. Then came
living picture, representing a Span
ish scene in costume. the participants taking
their positions in the face of the audience
instead of the tableau being formed in the
usual way. The posing was very graceful.
and the guitar solo by Miss Pitcher was
warmly applauded.
The Dutch dance followed. to the old ia
miliar air-originaily Dutch-"Am | not
f0ndly thine own" The prevailing colors
employed were those rich. warm tints that
belong to warmer country than Holland,
the red and yellow of Spain; but the lace
head-dresses, with their golden crclets soft
ened at the same time they heightened. the
charms of the fair wearers. The dancers.
Tor the most part, eXemplifed the poetry of
motion, IN the swaying of their bodies in
time to the music and the novel and beauti-
Iul ngures, ELECTED quite a furOre of ap-
planse. The three leaders in the dance were
especially happy, and Miss Albertine Brack-
EFT, who executed the solo pas was parLicu-
larry graceful and bewitching, especially in
the figure where she employed her moment
OF leisure with her knitting-work. The
dance had to be repeated. The Hungarian
dance was executed very prettily by the lit
tie misses, who, in their scarf dance, which
was also ene0red, strongly reminded the
spectator of the ViennoiSe children. who
created such sensation in this country
many. years ago. The lawn tennis dance was
a capital representation of the game in dance
figures, and was executed with so much en-
ergy and spirit by the many couples engaged
III u that repetition was also necessary The
picture, Gypsey Life" was admirable in
us poslngs and wealth of coloring, while in
the picture, The Court OF Civilization" all
the powers, richly and appropriately dressed
nailed Columbia as their chief-MisS Winnie
Smitll-and she was crowned by Miss Nellie
Sawyer, who assumed the part of Civiliza-
ton.
Mr.. NJ. b. Gilbert was director of the
dances with Mrs. George A. Thompson and
Mrs. H. e. Neal matrons of the living pic
lures. The matron of the Dutch dance was
MRS. +. M. Calderwood and the leaders were
Misses Minnie Moves, Cora Chase and AL
Misses Jennie Heath, Nellie Dennison, Adj
die Starbird, Idalia Costa Minnie Cox, Car
RE Weeks, Jennie Berry. Matte Loveitt,
Jennie Scamman, Julia Staples Cora Bruce,
Nellie Farris.
The matron of the Hungarian dance was
Miss Fannie Knight; the leaders were Mis-
SEES Gertie Berry, Edith Robertson. Lizzie
Hughes, Alice Douglass, Cora Alexander.
The dancers, We're Misses Addie Russell,
Ethel Russell, Abbie Trefethen, Clara Sew.
ell, Bertha Crosley, Alice Sherman, Alice
CLARK, Minnie Lamb, Edna Brickett Kittie
Dennis, Hattie Cannon.
The lawn tennis dance matron was Mrs.
ID. E. Cooling; the leaders Mrs. Cooling and
Mr.. Davis K. Cooling. The dancers we've
Misses and Masters Alice Cushing, Clara
Pitcher, Alice Tibbetts Minnie Alexander,
Myra Farnswortn, Alice Frrrington, Alice
Mills, Hattie Merrill, Jennie Sargent Lizzie
Russell, Lila Chase, Carrie Gray, Emma
Gray. Mamie Thompson, Belle Daniels. Wal
ter Lefavor, Frank Bradley, Arthur Floyd,
Harry Waite, George Robinson, Bert Aus
tin, Harry Evans, Win Bradley, George Ed
wards, Carl Warren, Fred Small, Ferdie
Crosley, Roy Moody, James Kilborn, Fred
Miller.
In the living picture, "Glimpses of Span
lsh Lip" the participants were Misses
Pitcher, Alice Philbrook, Georgia S. Ford,
Messrs. A. M. Heseltine and j. p. Rockwell.
In the picture "Gypsty Lip" the perform
ers were Mrs. f. +. Meserve, Mrs. Charles
Bartlett, Lizzie Thompson, Daisy Fisher,
Percy Staples, Annie Howard, Luch Hutch
lnson, Capt. Brooks, Arthur Redman, Ed
ward Morse.
In the picture Court of Civilization" the
participants were: Misses Nellie Sawyer;
Caddie Sawyer, Greece; Winnie Smith,
America; Gertie Staples, France; Lena De-
celle, Rome; Lillian Dunning, Spain; Miss
kennard. England; Myra RUSSELL Germany.
Tonight the dances and living pictures
Will be repeated, with promenade concert
with music by Gilbert's select orches ira,